visad.data.in
Interface DataInputSource

All Superinterfaces:

DataInputStream

All Known Implementing Classes:

DODSSource

public interface DataInputSource

extends DataInputStream

Interface for sources of VisAD data objects.

Method Summary

void	open(String spec) Opens an existing dataset.

Methods inherited from interface visad.data.in.DataInputStream

readData

Method Detail

open

public void open(String spec)
          throws BadFormException,
                 RemoteException,
                 VisADException

Opens an existing dataset.

Parameters:

spec - The specification of the existing dataset.

Returns:

The VisAD data object corresponding to the specified dataset.

Throws:

BadFormException - The DODS dataset is corrupt.

VisADException - VisAD failure.

RemoteException - Java RMI failure.